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Abercromby, James & John C. Van Horne & George ReeseThe Letter Book of James Abercromby Colonial Agent, 1751-1773 (Author Signed)Richmond VA Library of Virginia 1991 088490170X / 9780884901709 First Edition; Various Hardcover Very Good in Very Good dust jacket John C. Van Horne editor signed on Book Plate. Fully Indexed. Dust Jacket now in Mylar Protective Cover. James Abercromby was active in American affairs for almost half a century, commencing with his appointment in 1730 as attorney general and advocate general of the Court of Vice-Admiralty for South Carolina. He represened the colony of NC in London from 1749 through 1757 and served as the chief agent for VA from 1752 through 1775. His correspondence with other colonial agencies, gov't officials and rechants on both sides of the Atlantic sheds new light on the rationale behind British imperial affairs in the critical years before the American Revolution ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 471 pages; ; Signed by Editor
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69.97 USD

Atherton, LewisMain Street on the Middle Border (Author Signed)Bloomington IN Bedford/ St. Martin's 1954 First Edition; First Printing Hardcover Very Good in Good dust jacket Signed by AuthorInscribed and signed by author. 423 pages including index. Excellent condition. Book plate in front. Dust jacket now in Brodart mylar protective (clear) cover. We provide delivery tracking on US orders. ; Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 423 pages; p; Signed by Author
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24.97 USD

Banta, R. E.The Ohio (Author Signed)New York , NY Rinehart & Company 1949 First Edition; Various Hardcover Good with no dust jacket Illustrated by Shenton, Edward Signed by Author1st edition with colophon on copyright page. Signed by the author. Boards soiled. Slight water stain on cover. Bibliography and Fully indexed. We provide delivery tracking on US orders. ; Rivers of America; Map & illustrations; 8vo; 592 pages; Signed by Author
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29.97 USD

Beidler, PhilipScriptures for a GenerationUniversity of Georgia 0820316415 / 9780820316413 First Impression hardcover Good with no dust jacket Cover has some soiling. We provide delivery tracking on US orders. ; 8vo ; ; Signed by Inscribed By Author
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9.97 USD

Brady, Cyrus TownsendColonial Fights & Fighters Stories of Exploration, Adventure & Battle on the American Continent Prior to the War of the RevolutionNew York McClure, Phillips and Co. 1901 First Edition; Second Printing Hardcover Very Good with no dust jacket Illustrated by Gibbs Signed by AuthorTan cover with red and brown colored image of soilder and red lettering. The author inscribed "Merry Christmas to Ralph Baugh from Trinity Church, Toledo, Ohio. Cyrus Townsend Brady, Rector" on end paper. Cyrus Townsend Brady (December 20, 1861 – January 24, 1920) was a journalist, historian and adventure writer. His best-known work is Indian Fights and Fighters. He was born in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, and graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1883. In 1889, he was ordained a deacon in the Episcopal church, and was ordained a priest in 1890. His first wife was Clarissa Guthrie, who died in 1890. His second wife was Mary Barrett. Brady's first major book, For Love of Country, whilst telling the story of a fictitious John Seymour, was actually based in part on the true heroics of Nicholas Biddle, one of the first five captains of the fledgling Continental Navy. (Wikipedia) A very handsome book! ; Illustrations; 8.25 X 6 X 1.25 inches; Signed by Author
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149.97 USD

Channing, William E.Remarks on the Slavery Question In a Letter to Jonathan Phillips, Esq.Boston, MA James Munroe and Co. 1839 First Edition; First Impression Paperback Good with No dust jacket as issued Brown paper cover with handwritten title. Endpaper missing thus book starts with Title page. Yellowing and some foxing to pages due to age. This is the original 1839 printing and not a reprint or digital printing. This book is culturally important as it discloses the slavery question early in the century and may be considered as one of the primary source publications on the subject of African American's and slavery. It was written by William Ellery Channing (April 7, 1780 – October 2, 1842) was the foremost Unitarian preacher in the United States in the early nineteenth century and along with Andrews Norton, (1786-1853), one of Unitarianism's leading theologians. He was known for his articulate and impassioned sermons and public speeches, and as a prominent thinker in the liberal theology of the day. Channing's religion and thought were among the chief influences on the New England Transcendentalists, though he never countenanced their views, which he saw as extreme. The beliefs he espoused, especially within his "Baltimore Sermon[1]" of May 5, 1819, at the ordination of a future famous theologian and educator in his own right, Jared Sparks, (1789-1866), as the first minister (1819-1823) of the newly organized (1817) "First Independent Church of Baltimore" (later the "First Unitarian Church of Baltimore (Unitarian and Universalist)"). Here he espoused his principles and tenets of the developing philosophy and theology of "Unitarianism" resulted in the organization later in 1825 of the first Unitarian denomination in America (American Unitarian Association) and the later developments and mergers between Unitarians and Universalists resulting finally in the Unitarian Universalist Association of America in 1961. Channing was writing in response to Henry Clay's speech on slavery. Now you can own an original 1839 printing of this famous work. Scarce.
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99.97 USD

Chapman, T. EllwoodFriends' Almanac for the year 1867 being the second after bissextile QR Leap yearPhiladelphia PA T. Ellwood Chapman 1867 First Edition; Various Paperback Fair with no dust jacket Paper booklet held together with string. Staining and some chips to pages. Book now in archival sleeve to protect condition. Published just after the Civil War. Scarce if not rare. an annual calendar containing important dates and statistical information such as astronomical data and tide tables.
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19.97 USD

Davidson, DonaldThe Tennessee, the Old River: Frontier to SecessionNew York Rinehart & Company, 1946 First Edition; First Impression Hardcover Very Good in Good dust jacket Illustrated by Theresa Sherrer Davidson Not x-lib. This is an original 1946 edition Rivers of America series. Dust is in mylar protective cover. The Rivers of America Series is a landmark series of books on American rivers, for the most part written by literary figures rather than historians. The series spanned three publishers and thirty-seven years. The Rivers of America Series started in 1937 with the publication of Kennebec: Cradle of Americans by Robert P. Tristram Coffin, and ended in 1974 with the publication of The American: River of El Dorado by Margaret Sanborn. (Wikipedia) ; Rivers of America; Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 342 pages; Fine/Good Dust, Brodart. First Edition. Illustrated by Theresa Sherrer Davidson.
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14.97 USD

DeBow, J.D.B.Statistical View of the United StatesWashington, D. C. Beverly Tucker 1854 First Edition; First Impression Hardcover Good+ with no dust jacket Brown cover tattered and badly frayed. Contents clean. Embracing its territory, population- white, free colored, and slave, moral and social conditions, Industry, Property, and revenue; the detailed statistics of cities, towns, and counties; being a Compendium of hte seventh census to which are added the results of every pervious census, beginning with 1790, in comparative tables, with explanatory and illustrative notes, based upon the schedules and other official sources of information. Scarce.
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34.97 USD